Thomas Ray Hughes

Date of Death: December 31, 1969

Thomas R. Hughes

Thomas Ray Hughes, 82, of Winchester, Virginia, died Thursday, July 12, 2012, at Winchester Medical Center.

Mr. Hughes was born in 1929, in Lynchburg, Virginia, the son of Harry Clay and Flora Hughes. His step mother, Mae Brandt Hughes, encouraged his further education. He was a Program Manager and Electrical Engineer with Westinghouse Electric Corporation in Baltimore, Maryland, retiring after 34 years of service. He was a graduate of Gladys High School and Lynchburg College, receiving a Bachelor’s Degree in Math and Physics. In addition he was a graduate of the University of Michigan, receiving a Bachelor of Science Engineering Degree, and completed graduate work at several other universities. He was a Veteran having served in the United States Navy during the Korean War, achieving the rank of Lieutenant. Mr. Hughes was a member of the Institute of Electrical and Electronic Engineers and Tau Beta Pi, the national engineering honor society. After retiring he moved to Virginia Beach and then to Winchester. He was a member of Braddock Street United Methodist Church and Winchester Moose Lodge, #1283.

His first wife, Edith Long Hughes preceded him in death in 1976.

He married Mary Atkinson Mullis in June 1979.

Surviving with his wife are two daughters, Joan E. Hynson and husband, David, of Ellicott City, Maryland, Joyce Colzani and husband, Enrico, of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; niece, Kathryn Pohlmeyer of Columbia, Maryland; three stepchildren, Estella Mullis, Tyrus Mullis and Cletus Mullis all of Winchester; five grandchildren, Holly, Shelley and Andrew Hynson, Emma and Eliana Colzani; step grandchildren, Aimee, Matthew and Ryan Chiglinsky and Juliana Darrah-Mullis, daughter of Cletus Mullis; step great grandchildren, Destynee Laurito and Reese, Grayson and Rylan Mary Chiglinsky.

A son, Thomas Lee Hughes and sister, Kathryn Hughes Pohlmeyer preceded him in death.

A funeral service will be conducted at 11:00 AM on Monday, July 16 at Braddock Street United Methodist Church with Reverend Kirk Nave and Reverend Williams Hughes Pollock officiating. Interment will be in Wesleybury United Methodist Church Cemetery, Gladys, Virginia.

The family will receive friends on Sunday afternoon, July 15, from 2:00-4:00 PM at Omps Funeral Home, Amherst Chapel, Winchester, Virginia.

Memorial contributions may be made to the American Lung Association, 39 S. Gate Court, Harrisonburg, Virginia, 22801 or Lynchburg College, 1501 Lakeside Drive, Lynchburg, Virginia, 24501.

Please view obituaries and tribute wall at www.ompsfuneralhome.com.

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Thomas R. Hughes Thomas Ray Hughes, 82, of Winchester, Virginia, died Thursday, July 12, 2012, at Winchester Medical Center. Mr. Hughes was born in 1929, in Lynchburg, Virginia, the son of Harry Clay and Flora Hughes. His step mother, Mae Brandt Hughes, encouraged his further education. He was a Program Manager and Electrical Engineer withContinue Reading

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Thomas Hughes was a great man.He will be missed everyday.

In honor of Thomas Ray Hughes, Mark & Lori Lloyd lit a candle.

Mark and I enjoyed Tom's company. He wil be missed. Our condolences to Mary and his family.

Mrs. Hughes, I wanted to extend my deepest sympathy to you on the tragic loss of your husband. May God bless and comfort you and your family. Sincerely, Patty (Ty's friend from the internet)

Mary, my dearest cousin, my heart (and all the family's, too) are with you every moment in this tragic loss. There'll never be another Tom like this one. God Bless all.

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Sylvia and I have great memories of times we shared with Tom and Mimi and family. We recall our first meeting in Morocco in 1979 and we will cherish our good times and friendships forever. Rick and Sylvia Mills

Thomas Hughes was a great man.He will be missed everyday.

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